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Meteor Shower
A meteor shower is the result of an interaction between a planet, such as Earth, and streams of debris from a comet.
Originally posted by amongus
Originally posted by Bob Sholtz
reply to post by operation mindcrime
yes, i assume it is. what i said in the op is what my source told me. thats all. i'm not an expert on any of this. i'm presenting you with what i know.
"YOU know about the comet elenin?!?, nasa is worried it will hit the space station"
Riddle me this....if the comet is going to be so close that it might hit the ISS, wouldn't your "source" have said they are worried it will hit earth? I mean, forget the ISS...if it gets close enough to be a risk to a space station, the earths gravitational pull will draw it into the atmosphere, correct? So why the F would they care about the ISS?!
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There seems to be a massive disinfo campaign concerning this comet
Originally posted by Bob Sholtz
It also explains the media silence. Most comets recieve large, global news coverage. "Haley's comet" is a household name, why not Elenin?
...To verify that the 3600 year orbit is accurate...